The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-30
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Jim woodard,s New Road.

Jim Woodlands New Road
San Francisco Chronicle
Articles of incorporation OF the Oakland, Ala
media & Laundry Farm Railway Company will
De fled to-day. The capital stock of the COM
pany is 500 O0O and the names of the Eve di-
rectors are j. H Woodland, H. t. Smith. J. H.
Costieap Frank J. Mofit and e. G.. Mathews.
The purpose for which the company is formed,
as set forth in the document to be placed on
fle are Ito construct and maintain, operare
and own a standard-gauge steam railway
and telegraph line for the transporta-
ton Of passengers and freight and the
transmission of messages and receive compensa-
ton and toll therefor said railway and telegraph
ii ne TO commence at a point at near place in
Alameda county, California known as Laundry
Farm and to run from their southeasterly to
point near Mills Seminary, in said county, and
to run thence southeasterly to a point on the
by of San Francisco in the city of Alameda, IN
said county. with intermediate branch lines to
the city OF Oakland and in the city OF Alameda
and elsewhere, from such points on said railway
and telegraph line may be designated by the
board Of directors of said corporation.
1T is the purpose also of said corporation to
acquire, hold, trade in and all such real es-
tate and other properties as may be necessary
for the construction and maintenance Of said
railway and telegraph line. as may be necessary
for stations 6epots and oher purposes necessary
to successfully work and conduct business OF
said railway and telegraph line"
The principal place of business OF the company
will be in this city The company will exist
fifty years from date of its incorporation
There can be no secret of the fact that the
names of some of the directors merely dunn
mics The articles drawn that any MEM
Der of the present board can easily resign and
give place to mother.
reporter was informed yesterday that y. H.
Woodward controls the whole capital STOCK or
the company. Those who have believed from
the start that j. FL. Woodward is the agent OF
the Atchison will find more convincing proof OF
this relationship of the Wabash representative
TO the Boston capitalists in the wording OF the
articles of Incorporation The words with IN
termediate branch lines to the city of Oakland
and in the city os Alameda and elsewhere" leave
room for a great deal OF speculation as to just
where the line Will run after 1t has once got
started 1t is believed by some that after it has
been constructed mp the foothills from the Sem
mary Park station it will run into Alameda,
keeping along the encinal lime and crossing the
mud flats and inlets from the harbor of Oak
land to a point on the bay south of the narrow
gauge MOLE The statement was made In rail-
road circles yesterday that this route would soon
be surveyed
Important Decision by Iowa Commi ssioners.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Aug. 29.-The railroad COM
missioners this morning rendered decision in
the Dubuque case, a complaint of the Dubuque
Board of Trade in behalf of merchants, millers
and others. The complaint recited that the
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Illinois
Central roads. which have acquired most Of the
available space in the city for side-tracks,
refused to switch of the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids 81 Northern, the Minnesota and
the Northwestern roads, which have just
entered the city, to mills and factories for
loading, if they to be used for freight to
competing PORTS, and raised the switching
charge to 50 per car for freight 20 noncompeting
points. thus practically embargoine several
branches of business. The commissioners say
the question is, the sids-tracks of q railroad
subject to the same control the main line,
and they hold that under Section 1929 of the
code all property used FOR railroad purposes
comes within the law whether it be
station houses, sidetracks any other
fundamentally for hauling freight, and that un-
der Chapter 15S, laws OF the Ninth General As
Bembly, railroad companies bound receive
all cars OF connecting roads at reasonable rates.
The sidings of the Milwaukee and the Illinois
Central at Dubuque are public highways, and
these companies are required to haul
over them the cars of all other com
panes at reasonable rates. whether the
business is is competitive. A
BILE rate for switching is 81 for mile, 81 so
for two miles. and 81 for three miles. The
roads relieved, however from providing
suitable terminal facilities for transacting their
business This decision reverses that in the
of Wisconsin. Iowa & Nebraska vs.. the Chi
cago & North western given In 1884, further
animation having shown that these Dubuque
side tracks have not the private character given
in that case.